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  • Jesus Christ

    Jesus Christ *Part of the series* Jesus is the central figure in Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from the Greek Ιησους [Iēsoûs], his name in Greek, and Χριστός [Christos]), meaning “anointed”). He is also called Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene. Christians believe he was a historical figure who…

  • Goetic Demons

    Ars Goetia — King Duke Prince Marquis President Duke Marquis Duke King President Duke Prince King Marquis Duke Duke Count/President Duke Duke King Count/President Count Duke Marquis Count/President Duke Marquis/Count Duke Duke Marquis President King Prince/President Count Marquis Prince Marquis Count President Count Duke Duke Marquis Marquis King/Count Count Duke President Duke Knight King Duke…

  • Johannes Valentinus Andreae

    Andrea Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586-1654), a.k.a. Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Andrea, was a German theologian and author of *The Chymical Wedding of *–one of the three founding works of the . Table of Contents Life Andrea was the son of Johannes Andreae, the superintendent of Herrenberg and later the abbot of Königsbrunn. His mother, Maria…

  • Current Events

    Current events March 20, 2007 (Past Master of Scarlet Woman Lodge) becomes the Managing Director & Editor-in-Chief of Thelemapedia. September 18, 2004 Thelemapedia 1.0 goes live and is announced to O.T.O. members. The original proponent was , supported the by technical assistance of Fr. Omega Baphomet (the Lodgemaster of Scarlet Woman Lodge). The first 24…

  • Guru

    Guru A guru (गुरु Sanskrit) is a teacher. It is based on a long line of Hindu philosophical understandings of the importance of knowledge and that the teacher, guru, is the sacred conduit to self-realization. Till today in India and among people of or Sikh persuasion, the title retains its significant hallowed space. In contempary…

  • Disks (tarot)

    Disks (tarot) *Part of the series.* Disks are one of the suits in the deck. The four suits of the Tarot are: , , , Disks In *The Book of Thoth*, Crowley explains his theory behind the new attributions of the suit of Disks: …all previous [tarot] packs are of little more than archaeological interest;…

  • Greek Culture

    Category:Greek Culture The following articles refer to elements of Greek Culture. Articles in category “Greek Culture” There are 1 articles in this category. G

  • Sacred Texts

    Sacred Texts *Part of the series* Editor’s Note: this article is far from complete. Users are encouraged to add to the list and help organize it. Table of Contents Thelema Liber I: Liber B Vel Magi Liber VII: Liber Liberi Vel Lapidus Lazuli Liber X: Liber Porta Lucis Liber XXVII: Liber Trigrammaton Liber LXV: Liber…

  • Lust (tarot)

    Lust (tarot) — *Part of the series.* Lust is the twelth card of the in the deck, created by and . Name: Lust (Fortitude) Atu: XII Hebrew Letter: Teth ט Element: Leo Tree of Life: (joining and ) From *A Brief Description of the Cards of the Tarot*: “Courage, strength, fortitude, power passing on to…

  • Vajrayana

    Vajrayana Vajrayāna Buddhism, also known as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana and Buddhism, is often viewed as the third major school of , alongside the and schools. (Note that ‘Yana’ means ‘vehicle’ in Saskrit.) The Vajrayana is actually a subset of Mahayana Buddhism. Vajrayana Buddhists themselves often classify their school as the final stage in the evolution…